Chapter thirty eight

"I am never going to accept you."
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I Am Coming For You
Maya's POV
His calculating gaze ran over my face expressionly and his brows lifted.
"Really? Why?" He asked still fixing his intelligent gaze on me.
I glanced at him sternly, "first, you saw me as some sort of game. A prize to be won to irk Archer."
A look of surprise crossed Eden's features which I didn't fail to capture, "I cannot deny that Maya, Archer and i have been competitive since birth," he explain but that still didn't make up for the fact that he used me several times as an instrument to cause trouble.
"You see," I pointed out, "Archer never saw me that way from the beginning, he saw me as a human being, someone to be respected and-"
"To have sex with," Eden interjected.
"Let's be frank here, that's what you guys think anyways. You see a pretty girl and you approach her, beginning to shower her with sweet nothings while your eyes roam all over her body. Tell me then, what are you guys thinking about with your eyes fixed on the sell of her breasts, the fulness of her lips and the way her waist sways when she walks?"
Eden chuckled deeply, "I think you are being cynical here."
I shot an eyebrow, "am I?"
Then slowly I moved torawrds him, enough for our eyes to be on the same level as I challenged him," tell me then, look at me in the eyes and tell me you didn't think about that when you first saw me?"
His eyes narrowed down at me surprisingly before it turned darker, "trust me when I say I didn't think about it, just as I am thinking right now."
My eyes widened in both surprise and shock, the contents of his words hitting me hard as I blushed.
I swallowed deeply, this is not how I expected his answer to go. How could one innocent question turn ambiguous in a mere second?"
" W-well... You see, I was absolutely right! You guys are all the same. Hehe, thinking about it on the dmfirst meeting... I am right!"
Even I knew I was babbling nervously just to ease this awkward tension hanging around us talk more of him. There was no sense in whatever I was saying.
Suddenly, I closed my face with my palms as I pleaded, "please drive me home because I am embarrassed to the core."
Thankfully he did not say anyt6 and just roared the engine to life and continued the journey.
The ride this time wasn't as tensed as earlier though the awkwardness still remained while I would still occasional glances at Eden wondering what he was thinking cause he wrinkled his forehead in grimconentration.
Was his taut face because of my response earlier or was he concentrating on the road ahead.
"I am-"
"Don't say a word," he shunned me," or I might get distracted."
He gave me a short side glance, "you said I should give the road my full undivided attention," he reminded me.
Ooh about that, 'I said that in a fit anger' , I wanted to say to him but I decided against it. It was better that way, atleast I don't have time to spend deciphering if any word he vomits is true or not.
Without wasting much time we arrived at Archer's place and he pulled the car to the side. I removed the seat belt and I was about to alight from the car when I felt someone tug gently on my arm.
"About what I was asking..."
Archer was the first person who reached out and gave me a helping hand to me when I needed it the most," I said interrupting him in the process.
"Though he dislikes tears so much, he still have me a shoulder to cry and lean on," I mulled it over in a memory with a smile on my face and a dreamlike fascination.
"Honestly, he was quite frustrating when he kept making decisions that were over the counter and without my permission and though I was angry I was delighted too..." I trailer and found myself facing Eden, " Because for the first time in my life, I found someone who was by my side without faking it."
Eden's jaw tightened while his gaze turned cold, stormy even, yet with a hint if sadness, he seemed to have guessed what I was about to do.
"So I would really love it if you stopped dragging me into your wars, I might not know what transpired between Archer and you to bring about this kind of hatred but it's consuming the both of you already. Don't you see it?'
"With this kind of heart you won't even be able to last a day in Archer's family," he replied with a tone that sent shivers down my spine.
Suddenly he grabbed my chin, firmly but not tightly enough to leave a bruise.
"HlArcher has been taking everything from me since childhood till now, everything I had to work for was given to him on a gold platter," he spat, his face leaning closer to mine untill our noses were touching.
"Even the one I love," he continued, " he took her away and not only that, caused her death and now what do you expect me to do? Wish him happiness?"
I gulped, so the late Kay was the problem here.
I clenched my fists at the sides and shut my eyes closed when his eyes flickered to my lips, he was going to kiss me.
But just when I thought his lips were going toeet mine he moved his lips to my ear and muttered,"just relax my love, I am going to take you away from him soon and the proposal or not, you will want nothing but to be with me."
My heart didn't quicken by the way he suddenly nipped at my earlobe but the fear that clutched my heart when I heard his words.
I now understood why Archer wanted me to drive home with Eden. He wanted me to open my eyes. It seems I was too relaxed with Eden and that is the goddamn truth and problem.
I knew the two cousins were at war with each other but I never took it that serious, I just waived it off, thought of it as a constant squabble between family members.
But this wasn't a simple scuffle buy a survivor for the fittest and I had to put my guard up there, whether I liked it or not.
[4/14, 5:39 PM] ‎‎❤: The Good Samaritan
Archer's POV
She was too real Ed around my cousin Eden, though I knew Eden wouldn't try anything stupid as far I still got my eyes on her but you can never tell, he is a ticking bomb.
So it was better for her to experience it firsthand , better for he to know the kind of a person she will be dealing with in the future, better for her to know the kind of family she will be entering soon. We might be rich and famous, but we all ain't sunshine and rainbows.
"So, I guess, we will take the next step after the market review," he said arousing me from my thoughts .
"Aah, yes," I said calmly readjusting myself in my seat.
"It seems you have been too distracted Mr Archer," Pablo the CEO of D Complex with his sharp eyes pointed as usual.
"I am sorry, I just have alot on myindlately but I can assure you everything you have about the business proposal is stuck right inside my head," I tapped my middle finger on my tple apologizing.
Pablo dropped the docents on the galss table between us and further sink into a seat with a sigh, "come-on tell me, what is eating you away?"
I ran my hands through my hair saying," I do not want to bother you and besides you might not even have the answer - no offence by the way."
Pablo chuckled, displaying his clean white teeth, "judging fr their intensity of the distraction, I am guessing it has to do with a woman?"
A soft mile played on my face, " is it that obvious?"
Pablo smiled back, "my wife tells me I get the same look whener we fight or about to make a life changing decision."
Ooh, the guy was really straight forward. I like that.
I haven't really had a chance to have a casual dinner with him and get to know him better, due to my busy schedules but from what I am seeing he could really make a good company.